Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: No active participation at Fakuma 2020
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s Management Board and Works Council mutually agreed to refrain from actively participating in Fakuma –in case the exhibition will be executed this year at all.
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The 62nd MSV International Engineering Fair will not take place until 2021
Due to the COVID situation, the traditional Brno International Engineering Fair, scheduled for October 5 – 9, held regularly since 1959 at the Brno Exhibition Center, in the Czech Republic has been canceled.
Reifenhäuser converts another pilot line for production
The Covid-19 crisis puts global production capacity for hygiene products to a severe test. In March Reifenhäuser has temporarily produced metlblown to produce roughly one million face masks a day at its Technology Center.
Chinaplas moves to Shenzhen for April 2021 debut
Embrace new economic development, seize opportunities in Greater Bay Area.
Rosmould and Rosplast are rescheduled to 2021
15th International Exhibition for Mould and Tool Making, Product Development and Contract Manufacturing Rosmould and 11th International Exhibition of Machinery and Materials for Plastics Industry Rosplast are rescheduled to 15 - 17 June, 2021
Safely navigate the coronavirus crisis with Plexiglas
We can hardly think what life was like without them. You’ll find them in stylish hair salons, cozy cafés, your local supermarket. These are all places where Plexiglas protective screens keep customers and staff safe from the coronavirus.
Borealis and paper republic unite in sustainable face mask initiative
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative plastics solution, and paper republic, a Vienna-based stationery brand, have teamed up in a social business initiative, named mask republic, for the production of sustainable, and reusable face masks.
Precise and quick face mask production with virtual molding
Starting in April, Sigma Engineering, Arburg and many other partners joint forces to work on a new project against the spread of the coronavirus.
Community masks from Fröbel manufactured with WiBA injection molding technology
Fröbel, domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against COVID-19 together with its partner company AKO Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb GmbH in Hoffenheim.
Krones supports medical and charitable institutions
The demand for disinfectants has currently reached unprecedented heights. Though adequate resupply is assured, many institutions are receiving this in large-size containers, which in practice are difficult to handle.
Milliken boosts plastic industry’s ability to supply materials for personal protective equipment
Global materials science expert Milliken & Company is once again leveraging its unique capabilities to help produce needed medical personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual #FAT and #SAT, ensuring continuity for Sacmi customers worldwide
Remote factory acceptance tests and the ability to provide a true remote start-up service (SAT - site acceptance test), ensuring customers maximise the opportunities provided by 4.0 technology and our expertise, wherever they are.
